Improvement in horse-power



P.A.T0 EYf HORSE POWER.

No. 100,813. Pa,tented Mar. 15, 1870.

; academia ne til-M PRESTON A. Ton-at, 'or okron, NEW :YORK, nssielvon ron ONE-HALF y HIS RIGHT TO'STEPHEN TOBEY.

Letters Patent No, 100,818, dated March 15, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT m HORSE-POWER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

' Io all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Pnns'ron A. Toner, of Oaton,

bin the county of Steuben, and State of New York, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Horse-Powers; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full and exact descriptionof the same, reference being had to the. accompanying drawings making part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is atperspective view of'my improvement,

and f Figure 2, a diagram, showing a section of the rim of the wheel removed from the spokes or arms.

Nature of the Invention. My invenlion consists in the construction and arrangement of the wheel, whereby any section of the .rim maybe removed, for. the purpose of plaeing'the rests in a suitable bearing, B; p

O 0 represent the spokes or arms; and ."D D represent the several sections of the rim.

The inner ends of the spokeshave tenons, which restloosely in the sockets of the shaft. 'The outer ends of the same also have shouldered tenons a (t,

' which receive half sockets, b b, of the rim-sections, which fit loosely thereon, with the ends of the sectlons' abutting, as clearly shown.

Thespokes are stayed vertically from the shaft by hook-rods E E, and the rim-sections are held to the spokes by hooks'or hasps G G. e

As these rods andhooks are. detachable, itwill be seen that the rim may be removed from the spokes,

and the, spokes from the shaft, atpleasure, thereby separating the whole wheel. l I

To attach-the horse. I simply remove any one of the rim-sections, and place him inside, and connect him with the'whifiletree, when the rim is closed up again. For transportation and storage, the rim and the spokes are detached, and the shaft withdrawn from place, when the whole paoksin close compass.

The essential novelty'in this case consists. in the above-describedconstruction of the wheel for accommodating the application of the ing the parts compactly. Another essential feature is the employment of power, and for packhooks E and G, the former sustaining the spokes,

white the latter holds the rim.

If desired, other rods may be used to connect the several spokes horizontally, though, in general, the bracing action of the outer rim is snfficient for that purpose.

'lhe loose construction of the rim and spokes would he of little avail without the stay-rods and hooks,

which form an important part of the combination.

The power from the wheel may be transmitted in any desired manner.

shownas bearing upon a friction-gear, H, from which it is transmitted by band connected with pulley I.

. If desired, the under side or outer edge of the rim may have cog-teeth, to engage with suitable gearing or, a large band may pass around the rim,connecting with an outside pulley.

In all these appliances it will be noticed, as an important advantage, that the horse inside the wheel has a free pathway all around, and does not have to step over a tumbling-rod, as in most horse-powers of this kind.

When the friction-gear H is employed, I combine with the same a bearing-roller, K, on top the rim, which, if desired, may be hung to a jointed arm; 7;, in such a manner as to rise and fall with any inequality of the lim.

If desired, this roller may be used to swing or turn over, toaccommodate the opposite motion of the wheel.

It serves to retain the rim in place on the frictiongear, and to produce the necessary friction.-

I do not claim broadly the application of a horse inside a wheel; nor do I claim broadlya wheel inwhich therim or spokes are removable, as I am aware that similar ideas have been involved in other relations; but

What I claim is- The construption and arrangement of the wheel with the removable rim-sections DD and spokes C O, and having combined therewith the hook-rods E G, in the manner and for the purpose specified.

Also, in combination with the above, the swiveled bearing-roller K, employed in connection with the frietion-gear H, in the mannerand for the purpose specified. l

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the resence of two subscribing Witnesses' PRESTON A. TOBEY.

Witnesses:

Anonzo TUCKER, J. S. BUCHANAN.

In 'the drawings, the rim is 

